English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Newnham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Newnham

Historical Forms

  • Neuhā 1086 DB 1119–46 Gesta
  • Neweham t.Ric1 Ch 1301 Pap 1219
  • Newenham 12th Gesta 1210–12 RBE 1217 Fees
  • Neunham 1291 Tax

Etymology

'The new homestead,' v. niwe , ham .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site